Sunday, June 10, 2012

J. Crew Fitting Room Reviews: Summer Sale

I originally went to the mall to check out the Trina Turk collection at BR (see fitting room post here), but of course, couldn't resist heading to see J. Crew too. It was worth it! The in-store prices were AMAZING (noted below) with many 50% less than online.

Yeesh, sorry for the shaky camera hand. It looked fine when it was iPhone-sized. This is such a beautiful floral print and like my other J. Crew strapless dress (here), comes with anti-wardrobe malfunction bands inside the dress to help secure your assets. Fits nicely without squeezing any of that unsightly armpit fat up and is tummy-friendly.

Verdict: Undecided. I didn't wind up buying it (yet) because I feel like I already have too many strapless dresses (3) already. Despite the added security features, they still make me self-conscious that something is going to fall.

I could not believe my eyes when I saw that these skirts (currently selling online for $89.50) were now $34.99. My typical J. Crew size of 0 fits ok in the waist but too tight for my tastes in the hips / butt. Sizing up to a 2 made a world of difference. The material is a nice and sturdy cotton that helps smooth the tummy out. I don't know what it is about J. Crew, but they have some secret formula at doing this with their dresses and skirts. Makes moms like me VERY grateful!

Verdict: Buy. My first instinct was to grab one in every color, but I calmed myself down and chose what I thought would be the most versatile - succulent green.

Sooo, the Bennett Chino is supposed to be the slimmer cousin of Waverly with the website describing it as "superskinny, straight leg." I would categorize it as slim, straight leg - like the love child of normal chinos and skinny jeans. It has a low-rise and fits my waist well. Thighs and knees are a tad looser than I prefer but I can easily slim this myself. The legs are very long for 5'2" me but since I've been in cuffed pants mode, it doesn't really matter.

Verdict: Buy, seems like a comfortable pant of good quality that I can DIY slim a little

25 comments:

wow, my store did not have nearly as good of deals!! i had to go after your tweet (btw, i think work internet eats my tweets??). i got a yellow and white stripe button up and the scout chino. for some reason the benett ones squish my butt funny. love the green skirt, such an amazing color!!

I never find such great stuff at JCrew! Congrats! It's funny you mention the armit thing -- I hate that in dresses! Is it like where the material is cut or something? What to look for in a dress so it doesn't do that?? What a wonderful silk scarf!

Thanks Lisa! I think the armpit thing happens when they make that top edge too tight. Huge difference between fitted and tight IMO. Probably the best way to tell is to try on and see as I haven't figured out how to tell just by looking. Hmm, maybe if you can stick a pinky in between you and the dress without it getting squished?

You really found good stuffs in J.crew. Today I dropped by J.crew but didn't have time so much so couldn't check so carefully... I found one tweet skirt $35, but 00 was too big on me. That pencil skirts are really good deals! I wish they had one (they had, but at higher price) I'm pretty sure I'm going to different J.crew again this week!!! Looking forward to seeing another J.crew post!

I'm so envious that you can fit into a size 0 dress after having kids! I don't think it'll go past my hips! I really like the chinos on you. I think the relaxed style especially with a shirt looks very flattering.

I want to move to OH! You and Syd always find the best deals and selections at your stores. Sadly, my J.Crew hardly had anything worth mentioning.

Ella dress - You may have enough strapless dresses, but do you have anything like the pretty floral print? The print alone would sway me. I say deliberate on the dress some more and consider adding DIY straps to hide underneath a colorful cardi.

Thumbs up on the succulent green pencil skirt. Perfect for summer!

I've recently rediscovered chinos and can't believe I ever fell out of love with them. I'm so happy you found a pair you love.

You already know how I feel about printed scarves, so nothing new to add ;)

LOL, the sales may be good, but there's so much more to do around DC - especially food-wise (which is the most important)! I wound up going back and buying a pencil skirt in Garden Floral. To me, it was a little like getting the look (for less) without having to deal with the strapless aspect :)